didst eat the bread and drink the wine. It was, strictly speaking, a communion: being united to Christ, thou wast a partaker of Christ, and hadst fellowship with him in his life and death. O pray for more of this. Beg of the holy Spirit to increase thy communion with Jesus, that thou mayest live more in him and on him, and thereby enjoy more of the love of thy heavenly Father. Plead his promise, and expect the fulfilling of it: "He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me, and I in him: As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me, John vi. 56, 57.

Viewing the duties of the first table in this light, how exalted are they, and spiritual! What a glory does it put upon them, that the believer has fellowship with the eternal Three, and in prayer and praise, in hearing and reading the word, and at the Lord's Supper, he enjoys their covenant mercies, partaking of them now as really by faith, as ever he will by sense in heaven! The law written and engraven in stones was glorious, but the law

thus written upon his heart excelleth in glory. The two first tables of stone were broken, the other two are lost: but no time shall deface the writing of the holy Spirit. The new heart turned in love to God, shall keep his impression for ever. He then should rest securely upon this: because he has undertaken to abide for ever with his own people, that the purposes of the Father's love, and the blessings of the Son's salvation, may be always enjoyed by them. In remembrance of this great truth they keep the

LORD'S-DAY. They rest on it from labour, declaring thereby their belief of the rest, which the eternal Three have provided in Jesus-a rest in their souls-given without their labour and pains--secured to them by covenant-kept for them by almighty power ----a sabbath remaining for the people of God, into which they shall as certainly enter, as Jesus their forerunner has entered. Sabbath signifies a day of rest. It was set apart in memory of God's finishing the works of the first creation: and is observed now in memory of his finishing the works of the new

creation. The end for which the world. was made will be answered soon; and then it, and all the works therein, shall be burnt up, and the place of them found no more: but the glorious work of the God-man shall endure for ever. In honour of this greatest work of God we keep the Lord's-day. It is his Sabbath a day eternally famous for his finishing the work of salvation, and entering into his rest. "And we who have believed, says the apostle, do enter into rest." We do enter into it now by faith, and we share with him in his Sabbath. The atonement which he made, the righteousness which he wrought out, the victory which he obtained, the works which he perfected for ever, and the glory which he now inherits, we enjoy at present by believing, and enter upon the possession of them. According to our faith, such is our rest. He that believes without doubt or wavering in the finished salvation of Jesus, he will have the peace of God ruling in his conscience, he will experience the perfect love of God to him, which will make him rest in his love to God, and then he will

delight himself in the ways of God. This is the christian Sabbath. It consists in resting upon Jesus, and in depending upon his hav ing finished the works of redemption, and then in living upon them for our souls, as much as we do upon the works of creation for our bodies.

Sweet is the day of rest, spent in this holy employment. Happy time! set apart for spiritual intercourse with God, and conse crated for keeping up fellowship with him in his fatherly love in Jesus, and for receiving from him communications of his graces and blessings. Thrice happy day! in which this fellowship is kept up, and these graces and blessings are enjoyed. By this heavenly converse the inward man is renewed with growing strength his faculties are enlarged; and their happiness is increased; by which means he comes nearer to the spiritual rest of the heavenly sabbath. He calls it his delight, holy of the Lord, honourable: because the end of its institution is answered to him, and he has on it happy communion with his God. When he draws near to God in his appointed

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ways, he finds God in them, and experiences his loving kindness, which is better than life itself. Blessed is the man, who is thus highly favoured. He enters within the veil into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, and finds a most loving Father upon a throne of grace. every service on the Lord's-day, he seeks a more intimate acquaintance and more spiritual fellowship with him. His very heart is engaged in this work. His soul thirsteth, and his. very flesh longeth to meet God, as he has met him in the sanctuary. Therein he has found communications of grace, which have rendered the ordinances delightful indeed. He rejoices in hopes of meeting God, and of drawing near to him in prayer, of praising him still more and more for his abundant mercies, of hearing the reviving sound of gospel grace and of everlasting love, and of receiving it, not as the word of man, but as it is in truth, the word of God; and of sitting down to the banquet of heaven in communion with Christ crucified; through him partaking of the Father's love by the Spirit's influence. Blessed is he of the Lord, who is thus spi